Ch 6: Product Design

About This Chapter

Watch video lessons and learn about product service design, manufacturing specifications, quality function deployment and more. The quizzes that follow each of the lessons can help you gauge your comprehension of the materials.

Product Design - Chapter Summary and Learning Objectives

This product design chapter could teach you about the meanings of form and functional design as well as the tools of collaborative design. After you've completed the video lessons in this chapter, you could have a better understanding of:

The process of gaining a competitive edge in product design

Design for manufacturability (DFM)

Green manufacturing and design

The term 'concurrent engineering'

Video

Objective

Gaining Competitive Advantage With Product or Service Design

Discuss product design as it relates to supply chain managers.

Steps of the Product Design Process

Explain the five phases of service and product development.

Rapid Prototyping and Concurrent Design

Explore the benefits of concurrent design and rapid prototyping.

Form Design, Functional Design and Production

Learn about the usability of these processes.

Design Quality: Review and Analysis

Read about value and fault tree analysis.

Product Specifications: Performance, Design and Manufacturing

Distinguish between these kinds of product specifications.

Robust Design: Definition and Examples

Define robust design and provide examples.

Collaborative Design Tools: CAD, CAE and CAM

Explore the applications of these tools.

Green Design: Sourcing and Manufacturing

Learn about companies that design for the good of the environment.

Improving Product and Service Designs: DMADV, QFD and DFM

Explore the various methods for improving product and service designs.

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